01-26-2012, 01:26 AM
In my experience, true relationships grew out of friendships, or at least meeting when one wasn't looking for sex/romance. Going to clubs and the like is looking for people who want to hook up. Even if they're after a relationship, they're probably in a hurry to snag you (or anyone that gets too close to them), and that's generally seen as sex, and it's also a recipe for disaster (though it can work out in the end). So my advice is to look for friendships, and then later look to what friends might be open to more.